19 Storm-Related Injuries, One Death Reported So Far

TOKYO—A giant typhoon swept across Japan's Okinawa prefecture on Tuesday, bringing with it powerful winds, high waves and heavy rains, and causing at least one death and more than a dozen injuries.

Evacuation orders were issued to nearly 600,000 people, as Typhoon Neoguri pummeled its way north at 12-18 miles per hour. As of Tuesday evening, the storm lost some of its intensity, but was still packing sustained winds of 100 miles per...